The American Nation A History of the United States, Combined Volume (14th Edition)

350 The Myth of the Underground Railroad In the popular imagination, the Underground Railroadsug- gests a subway moving masses o ...

351 to Philadelphia, by train to New York City, and by boat to New Bedford, Massachusetts. Josiah Henson, at a young age, was ma ...

352 Chapter 13 The Coming of the Civil War both blacks and whites, but he refused to admit that any moral issue was involved. He ...

Know-Nothings, Republicans, and the Demise of the Two-Party System 353 make Chicago the terminus of a transcontinental rail- roa ...

354 Avery Craven argued that the war could have been avoided. He blamed northern “fanatics” such as Brown for whipping up sen- t ...

“Bleeding Kansas” 355 parochial schools, lay control of church policies, the prohibition of alcoholic beverages, and increasing ...

356 Chapter 13 The Coming of the Civil War first a testing ground and then a battlefield, thus exposing the fatal flaw in the Ka ...

Buchanan Tries His Hand 357 Sumner and rained blows on his head with a cane until Sumner fell, unconscious and bloody, to the fl ...

358 Chapter 13 The Coming of the Civil War carried the day. Buchanan won only a minority of the popular vote, but he had strengt ...

The Emergence of Lincoln 359 Opinion of the Supreme Court for Dred Scott v. Sanfordatwww.myhistorylab.com Dred Scott & The C ...

360 Chapter 13 The Coming of the Civil War tariff duties to the lowest levels in nearly half a century. As prices plummeted and ...

The Lincoln-Douglas Debates 361 Senate seat. They presented a sharp physical contrast that must have helped voters sort out thei ...

362 Chapter 13 The Coming of the Civil War transcontinental railroad, river and harbor improve- ments, a free homestead bill) we ...

The Election of 1860 363 politicians repudiated him. Even execu- tion would probably not have made a martyr of Brown had he beha ...

364 Chapter 13 The Coming of the Civil War In June the Democrats reconvened at Baltimore. Again they failed to reach agreement. ...

The Secession Crisis 365 votes of victory. Before the roll could be called again, delegates began to switch their votes, and in ...

366 Chapter 13 The Coming of the Civil War One reason why the South rejected this line of thinking was the tremendous economic e ...

Chapter Review 367 the Union save that of honour. If a disruption takes place, I shall go back in sorrow to my people & shar ...

368 Chapter 13 The Coming of the Civil War Key Terms Crittenden Compromise Legislation proposed by Kentucky Senator John Critten ...

Chapter Review 369 Research and Explore Harriet Beecher Stowe & The Making of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, p. 348 WatchtheVideo Reinfo ...